SERVICES: housing registry, education for co-op members and staff, housing search support, group buying, investment pool, mediation, directory

ABOUT: The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) is a co-operative association whose members are housing co-ops and related …

SERVICES: Increasing housing options, maintaining and administering existing housing, client services, homeless outreach, shelter, property management, rental assistance, housing registry

ABOUT: BC Housing is the provincial crown agency that develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options for those in …

SERVICES: housing provider, low-income housing, disability housing, housing search support, referrals, tenant support, mediation, document and application assistance, emergency assistance, emergency fund, relocation services, supportive housing

ABOUT: Pacifica Housing Advisory Association (PHAA) is a non-profit …

SERVICES: primary health care, counselling, community liaison, home support, complementary therapy, pharmacy, nutrition, referrals, Maximally Assisted Therapy (MAT), case management, addiction services

ABOUT: Offers primary health care, on- and off-site, and health information for people of all ages in the Downtown Eastside; clients may or may not have …

SERVICES: Support, Childcare, Parenting support, Information on community and provincial resources, In-house therapist, Accompaniment to appointments or court, Outreach, Referrals, Shelter, Clothing, Community education and awareness, Crisis line, Crisis Counseling, Crisis intervention, Transportation

ABOUT: The BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) is a non-profit association of transition houses, safe homes, second stage houses, and other groups which serve the needs of abused women and their children…

SERVICES: health alerts, information, leadership, public health, policy

ABOUT: The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provides provincial and national leadership in public health through surveillance, detection, treatment, prevention and consultation services.The Centre provides both direct diagnostic and treatment services for people with diseases of public health importance and analytical and policy support to all levels of government and health authorities…

Population: 4,381,600
(2008. Source: StatsCan Population by year, by province and territory.)
Total Number of Reported HIV Cases: 12,966
(Source: Public Health Agency of Canada. HIV and AIDS in Canada. Surveillance Report to December 31, 2007. Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2008.)
Average Rental Rates for 2-bedroom units: $1,003
(2009. Source: CMHC Rental Market Report: British Columbia.)
Vacancy Rates: 2.3%
(2009. Source: CMHC Rental Market Report: British Columbia.)

SERVICES: transitional housing, supportive housing, 24-hour service, health services, complementary therapy, harm reduction

ABOUT: Promote, develop and maintain supportive affordable housing for adult individuals who are hard to house and at risk of homelessness due to their physical and/or mental health, behaviour, substance dependencies, and forensic history…

SERVICES: Tenant Infoline, website, publications, public legal education sessions, advocacy training workshops, policy, inter-agency support, leadership

ABOUT: TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre is an educational charity that provides information about residential tenancy law in BC. We deliver this information through our website, multilingual publications, our Tenant Infoline, as …

SERVICES: transportation, home help, advocacy, referrals, home/hospital visits, mobile needle exchange program, prevention, education

ABOUT: VARCS, a non-profit group in Victoria, BC, Canada, providing practical, emotional, and social support to people living with HIV and their caregivers. We provide a drivers’ program, home help, advocacy, referrals, home and hospital visits…